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Marcelis, Ronald

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FIDEFIDE 1058363· Male· Netherlands· Born in 1954

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Ronald Marcelis, a 72-year-old Dutch player, is rated 1647. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2016–2018) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1709 was reached at age 71 (Apr 2025).

Current rating

1647

Standard

Rpd1677·Blz—

All-time high

1709

−62 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 71

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#129,345

#129,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
All-time peak 1709
at age 71 · −62 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1486 → 1699
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1542 → returned at 1525
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oleksandr Bilochenko 1,807
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C · Oct 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
-62
1709 → 1647
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
7W9D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsQuirin Fischer1,542·7. Bamberg Open B·R5·-14.2
2.[L]vsMartin Nagtegaal1,528·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R7·-13.1
3.[L]vsMarc Dohmen1,558·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen·R3·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 5
Team
Mar 20261/1#1492291+6.0
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/8#2611608-21.4
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 4
Team
Dec 20250/1#421915-8.8
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 3
Team
Nov 20250/1#376—-12.0
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#1381649-16.6
Dutch Team Competition - klasse 6 Round 1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#2321725+0.8
7. Bamberg Open B
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/2#1062325-9.8
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-21.4 Elo, finished #261).

Rankings

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Netherlands
#4,247
out of 4,909 players
Europe
#88,662
in continent
World
#129,339
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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7
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8
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9
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2
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7
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